A 17-year-old boy was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

The minor, who was accompanied by his mother in court, is accused of the stabbing death of 16-year-old Joshua Davis, of Carissa Street, Freeport.

The juvenile appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson in Court One. It is alleged that on June 17 at Freeport, the accused killed Davis.

He was not represented by an attorney and was not required to enter a plea to the murder charge.

According to initial police reports, Davis was at a night spot on Peach Tree Street around 1am on the date in question when he was stabbed during an altercation with another male. He was taken to hospital where he later died of his injuries.

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